Meditation, Vedic Science

Importance of Meditation

In the times of hustle like this, it has become very important to look upon our complete well-being a little more deeply. We have, for a long time ignored the importance of spirituality and meditation in our lives because we are busy in running for fulfilling so-called basic needs. We should never forget that peace of mind is the true basic need as it leads to wholesome development and it makes us oriented towards our goal. Meditation, originated in ancient Vedic times, helps to connect oneself to one’s deep inner self. Practicing meditation can help us enhance our senses, mind and intellect. At Shree Mahesh Heritage, you learn, and you practice meditation in its true sense, to rejuvenate your soul and to feel the connection with the divine. Shree Mahesh Heritage helps you cleanse your mind and thoughts help you go ahead in the path to Nirvana.

Located in the foothills of Himalayas at Rishikesh (the birthplace of Yoga) surrounded by hills and touched by essence of nature and serenity of Holy river Ganga, Shree Mahesh Heritage Meditation School is the best place to practice meditation away from the bustle of cities. The environment here, makes one feel relaxed, calm and comfortable.

Meditation is very helpful in cleansing our mind, and a clear mind is capable of making difference between right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice. When our mind is calm, it becomes easy for us to solve any problem, and to set aside worries. This way, we move one step forward in understanding the true purpose of life and achieving our goal. Shri Mahesh Heritage meditation school makes you learn meditation techniques from Ancient Vedic custom that will help you refresh your mind, body and soul. Due to Covid-19, more people are exposed to negativity, stress and anxiety. We are finding it difficult to cope with fear and insecurity in and around our lives, many of us have witnessed irreplaceable loss of our loved ones, and we are into a spiral of negativity. In such times, only meditation can help us get out of this never-ending spiral.

Shree Mahesh Heritage meditation school believes that meditation helps us end negativity from our lives and makes us cultivate an attitude of alertness for any challenge that we may face in the near future. The only way to attain long-term happiness and satisfaction is through mediation. It helps us to maintain focus and to keep up a good balance in life. The only way to connect to the divine in the 21st century is through meditation. Everyone irrespective of gender, religion, caste and race can practice meditation and can benefit from it. Practicing meditation helps you stay more alert, focused and vigilant, which is crucial in today’s world of cut-throat competition. It makes you wise and compassionate, matures and widens your view towards the materialistic world.

At Shri Mahesh Heritage, you will experience a flow of positive energy that will make you discover your inner self and the true meaning of living.

Some amazing facts about meditation:

Sharpening memory:

So many people, specially middle aged and old, suffer from short memory nowadays. Even young people are now falling in the trap of diseases like amnesia due to stressful life schedule. Meditation increases flow of blood and oxygen in the brain and strengthens blood vessels. It makes tissues in the brains stronger. The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of neural tissue whose function is to determine intelligence, touch-sensation, personality, planning and organisation. Meditation makes cerebral cortex stronger which improves memory, and concentration ability, so that we can remember things for a longer time.

Finding happiness:

Many of us deal with stress, anxiety and depression. It is hard to find many happy people today. India ranks 139th out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021, which is quite sad. Meditation can help us be happy, as it increases chemicals like endorphin (happy hormone) and serotonin. These chemicals increase our capacity for happiness and reduce stress. It gives you positive energy and feeling, which makes you joyful. Meditation is mental practice that can significantly restore happiness and clear up anxiety.“calm in chaos”:

Finding calm in chaos:

The world is nowadays suffering like never before, we are anxious and stressed, there is chaos everywhere and it’s hard to find peace. Meditating daily for 10-15 minutes can find you peace, bliss and make you feel relaxed. It releases dopamine and serotonin in the body and reduces the release of stress hormones. Meditation heals you from within to a large extent, so that you can easily maintain calmness and balance in life. It helps you acknowledge you thoughts more clearly and calmly.:

Fixing sleep cycle:

Don’t you feel that 8 hour sleep is merely an illusion nowadays? So many people will not be able to recall when they had a sound sleep last time. But it’s very important for balanced functioning of human body, to take proper sleep. We need to sleep sufficiently in order to stay focused and achieve our goals. Research proves that meditation is helpful in treating insomnia. While we meditate, it helps in the release of sleep hormone “melatonin” in the body. Practicing meditation 10-15 minutes before sleeping helps to establish coordination between mind and body. Meditation reduces the heart rate, blood pressure, and activates brain parts that control sleep.

Increasing productivity:

Mediation makes us alert, vigilant and increases our capacity to grab things easily. We need to stay productive to achieve success. Meditation helps by improving brain functionality, storing more information so that we can do many tasks in a less time. It makes us creative like never before.

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